Posts About "Scott Parker"

September 6th, 2016Ice Guardians is an upcoming documentary film that is exploring uncharted territory: the stories of the players who are all too often forgotten -- the enforcers. Producer Adam Scorgie took the time to talk with The Hockey Writers about this awesome documentary he and his team have created.
Scorgie along with Director Brett...

September 22nd, 2015Around 10 years ago this very month, yours truly was a teenager attending a preseason Sharks game. It was the first time I had ever gotten to sit in the lower bowl, just six rows off the glass. My family got free tickets from my uncle, so my older brother took me to the game. San Jose was playing the rival Ducks and if I remember right...

September 24th, 2014Debating about fighting in hockey is nothing new. There are those who believe it is an integral part of the game, that it helps protect players. This thought process is completely understandable. I mean who out there hasn't at least once thought about punching somebody to send a message? Not just hockey players but in life? How many of...

April 10th, 2013
Colorado Avalanche enforcer Patrick Bordeleau and me from the Avs Charity Brunch
Some people say that the role of the true heavyweight enforcer is dead in today's NHL. Don't tell that to Patrick Bordeleau, who in just 37 games into a shortened season has established himself as one of, if not the premier heavyweight enforcer in...

March 7th, 2013March 8, 2004.
It was a dark night at GM Place in Vancouver. Everything about the game as we knew it would change forever.
The score was 8-2 for the Colorado Avalanche over the Vancouver Canucks with too much time left in the 3rd period. The Avs clearly outmatched the Canucks in almost every facet of the game except for the...

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